Saturday, August 4, 2007

SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Weekly Action Network" that's worth checking out...





After several months of delay, "Plan B" is here.The White House just announced the long-awaited implementation of U.S. Plan B sanctions against Sudan, designed to help compel the government to bring an end to the violence.Thank you for keeping the pressure on. Darfur activists…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Voices From Darfur" that's worth checking out...





Personal Stories of a GenocideA National Speaking Tour featuring Darfuri refugees Daoud Hari fled his village in the Darfur…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "U.N. Approves Darfur Peacekeeping Force" that's worth checking out...





The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur to help end four years of rape and slaughter in the vast Sudanese region that the world has failed to stop. The force -- the first joint peacekeeping operation by the African Union and the United Nations -- will…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Sudan pledges to work with UN Darfur force" that's worth checking out...





Sudan promised on Wednesday to cooperate with deployment of up to 26,000 U.N. and African Union troops and police to quell violence in Darfur after the U.N. Security Council authorised the force. "It is practical. It's taken into consideration most of our concerns -- we are comfortable with…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "France, Denmark, Indonesia Offer Help" that's worth checking out...





France, Denmark and Indonesia offered Wednesday to contribute to a joint United Nations-African Union mission for Darfur, a 26,000-strong force expected to be made up mostly of peacekeepers from Africa with backup from Asian troops. Coming up with such large numbers of new troops could be difficult,…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "House passes Lee’s Darfur divestiture bill" that's worth checking out...





The House voted 418-1 Tuesday to pass Rep. Barbara Lee's bill to strengthen states' rights to divest from international companies whose business in Sudan supports genocide in Darfur, and to bar such companies from getting federal contracts. "No one should have to worry that they are supporting…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "U.N. Resolution on Darfur Troops Nears Vote" that's worth checking out...





The U.N. Security Council reached broad agreement on a draft resolution to authorize up to 26,000 troops and police for Sudan's Darfur region, with a vote anticipated this week. Britain and France distributed a fourth revised text late on Monday to be sent to governments of the 15 council members.…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Good Guy Is Forgotten in Bad Week for Sports" that's worth checking out...





The following story by Harvey Araton appeared in today's New York Times. In a little-noticed variation on a widely examined theme, a well-known sports figure stalked the authorities last week as opposed to the other way around. This time, a government played defense while the voice…


SaveDarfur.org has a post called "US Lawmakers to Step Up Economic Pressure on Sudan Over Darfur" that's worth checking out...





House lawmakers designed the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act to support the widening grassroots movement in the United States for states, cities and universities and mutual and pension funds to divest from or restrict investments in companies doing business in Sudan. California Democrat Barbara…


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SaveDarfur.org has a post called "Educate Others" that's worth checking out...





Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have responded to the suffering in Darfur by standing up and demanding that their governments take action to end the crisis. However, many individuals still have not heard about the genocide in Darfur. To build the political will necessary to…